Core i9-9900K
Description
The Core i9-9900K is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on October 2018. This model has 8 Coffee Lake-S cores with HyperThreading, runs at 3600 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 95 W.
The i9-9900K has 8x32+8x32 kB of cache L1, 8x256 kB of cache L2 and 16384 kB of cache L3.
Coffee Lake is the second refinement of Intel’s 14nm (Tri-Gate) technology. While it uses LGA1151 socket, it is incompatible with previous generations due to electrical changes in socket’s pins so these CPUs require Z370 chipset. This kind of generation introduced more cores in every range to compete with new AMD’s architecture. Coffee Lake uses DDR4 memory at 2400MHz for i3 and at 2666MHz for i5, i7 CPUs plus iGPU frequency has been increased 50MHz with respect to previous generation.
The i9-9900K has 8x32+8x32 kB of cache L1, 8x256 kB of cache L2 and 16384 kB of cache L3.
Coffee Lake is the second refinement of Intel’s 14nm (Tri-Gate) technology. While it uses LGA1151 socket, it is incompatible with previous generations due to electrical changes in socket’s pins so these CPUs require Z370 chipset. This kind of generation introduced more cores in every range to compete with new AMD’s architecture. Coffee Lake uses DDR4 memory at 2400MHz for i3 and at 2666MHz for i5, i7 CPUs plus iGPU frequency has been increased 50MHz with respect to previous generation.
Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz
CPUID
906ed
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
TDP
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
Release date
October 2018
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
4996
36390 (x7.3)
Test#2 (FP)
20217
166549 (x8.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6545
54922 (x8.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
13775
8963 (x0.7)
TOTAL
45532
266824 (x5.9)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
18030
131344 (x7.3)
Test#2 (FP)
25978
204758 (x7.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6859
55741 (x8.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
14502
8989 (x0.6)
TOTAL
65369
400832 (x6.1)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
17979
130881 (x7.3)
Test#2 (FP)
27039
208498 (x7.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6627
54122 (x8.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
13600
8905 (x0.7)
TOTAL
65245
402406 (x6.2)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
32085
242980 (x7.6)
Test#2 (FP)
28170
220157 (x7.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6675
53966 (x8.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
14978
12218 (x0.8)
TOTAL
81908
529320 (x6.5)
Motherboards where this CPU were tested
Model
Chipset
Release date
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]
Similar CPUs to Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900K (This model)
Mode FPU monothread [45532 points]
Mode FPU multithread [266824 points]
Mode AVX2 monothread [81908 points]
Mode AVX2 multithread [529320 points]
Mode FPU monothread [44898 points -1.39%]
Mode FPU multithread [240709 points -9.79%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [79200 points -3.31%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [487048 points -7.99%]
Mode FPU monothread [48712 points +6.98%]
Mode FPU multithread [316120 points +18.47%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [86647 points +5.79%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [657186 points +24.16%]
Mode FPU monothread [60280 points +32.39%]
Mode FPU multithread [353957 points +32.66%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [98870 points +20.71%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [728981 points +37.72%]
Mode FPU monothread [51169 points +12.38%]
Mode FPU multithread [289536 points +8.51%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [65870 points -19.58%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [433187 points -18.16%]
Mode FPU monothread [39495 points -13.26%]
Mode FPU multithread [178644 points -33.05%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [80598 points -1.60%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [443765 points -16.16%]
Mode FPU monothread [48655 points +6.86%]
Mode FPU multithread [263385 points -1.29%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [86236 points +5.28%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [545296 points +3.02%]
Mode FPU monothread [55260 points +21.36%]
Mode FPU multithread [326764 points +22.46%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [75811 points -7.44%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [497737 points -5.97%]
Mode FPU monothread [45128 points -0.89%]
Mode FPU multithread [112085 points -57.99%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [59014 points -27.95%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [190819 points -63.95%]
Mode FPU monothread [43698 points -4.03%]
Mode FPU multithread [143468 points -46.23%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [78572 points -4.07%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [292304 points -44.78%]
Mode FPU monothread [47262 points +3.80%]
Mode FPU multithread [276012 points +3.44%]
Mode AVX2 monothread [61068 points -25.44%]
Mode AVX2 multithread [410465 points -22.45%]
FPU mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
4996
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
36390
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
20217
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
166549
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
6545
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
54922
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
13775
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
8963
This model
SSE mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
18030
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
131344
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
25978
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
204758
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
6859
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
55741
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
14502
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
8989
This model
AVX mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
17979
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
130881
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
27039
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
208498
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
6627
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
54122
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
13600
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
8905
This model
AVX2 mode comparison
Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
32085
This model
Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
242980
This model
Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
28170
This model
Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
220157
This model
Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
6675
This model
Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
53966
This model
Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
14978
This model
Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i9-9900K
12218
This model
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.9.0